Butterfly in the Typewriter
Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.
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Jonathan Pryce Christian Magny
Cherie Lunghi Beatrice Manceau
Carmen du Sautoy Vera Canova
Kevin McNally Bernard
David Schofield Cafe Waiter
Clive Swift Dr. Faure
Jonathan Blake David
Anna Cropper Gertrude
Sarah Berger Madeleine
Richard Warner Monsieur Magny
Margaret Ward Madame Magny
Arthur Brauss Richter
Friedrich von Thun Insurance Director
John Bryans Dubreuil
Barbara Young Solicitor's Secretary
Gordon Kane Sound Technician
Douglas Wilmer Maitre Fleury
Derek Smith Maitre Chardois
Joby Blanshard Dr Laporte
Peter Blake Dr Courant
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